Search : in
By :

New SATA HDD not recognised in bios on IDE

Last answer on Nov 18, 2009 8:42:28 pm GMT GT, on Feb 19, 2009 9:35:18 pm GMT 
 Report this message to moderators

Hello,

I have a ASRock K10N78 Mobo...

I had been using a 250GB HDD on Sata connection working fine with a further drive on the IDE.

I bought a 500GB Sata drive to add on to the system to use soley for data storage.

When connected the mobo did not recognise the drive......i disconnected the old drive tried other ports etc but could not get it to appear.

I then tried setting the two drives on RAID instead of IDE and sure enough both SATA drives now appeared....however after setting them in striped mode when trying to install a new copy of windows I got a BSOD....

I changed the settings back to IDE after deleting the RAID settings.....and now I can see the new 500GB drive but not the original 250GB drive??

When installing windows it brings up an unidentified disk.

Any ideas what going on here?? All I want to do is use a primary drive for my OS and secondary for files storage!!

Thanks

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 7.0

Best answers for « New SATA HDD not recognised in bios on IDE » in :
[S-ATA] SATA HDD not recognized Show[S-ATA] SATA HDD not recognized Unlike IDE disks, the Serial ATA drives are not natively recognized by the system. It is usually needed to install the Serial-ATA drivers that come with your motherboard so that the operating system ...
Formatting Your Hard Drive ShowFormatting Your Hard Drive Formatting and installing your Hard drive using the installation CD ] A hard disk drive is a non-volatile device mainly for data storage. Usually faster than any other storage device, this essential...
2nd SATA HDD not detected ShowSATA HDD not detected Issue Solution Notes My computer isn't detecting the second SATA Hard Drive installed. Issue I have had a WD 160GB SATA hard drive as my primary HD and I recently bought a 80GB SATA hard drive to be used as a...
PC Assembly - Hard drive installation ShowHard drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM drives and floppy drive The motherboard usually has two IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) connectors: The first connector is known as the primary device controller; The second is known as the secondary device...
Formatting - Formatting a hard drive ShowBefore trying to understand formatting, you first need to understand how a hard drive works. Many people do not distinguish low-level formatting (also called physical formatting) from high-level formatting (also called logical formatting). Even...
ATA, IDE and EIDE ShowOverview The ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) standard is a standard interface that allows you to connect storage peripherals to PC computers. The ATA standard was developed on May 12, 1994 by the ANSI (document X3.221-1994). Despite the...
Ask your question Reply

1

theone12, on Feb 20, 2009 11:51:52 am GMT
  • +3

Hi,
i think that you have the two SATA hard drives in the Master mode.
this is a probable reason for this problem.
take a look at the connections side of the HDD, you will find a jumper.
set the jumper to the Slave mode, there's a sticker containing information of how to set the hard disk to Master/slave, take a look see how to do it.
this should fix your problem.

   
Reply to theone12

2

GoRoy, on Apr 29, 2009 9:24:03 am BST
  • +3

You need to research your MB specs and Bios setting. Sata HD do not have jumpers on them and your boot drive should be in the Primary sata connector except in raid, it does not matter. Also, in some MB bios one of the IDE channels might have to be disabled to run 2 Sata drive. If you want to transfer information or OS from any hard drive to another I recomend the Apricorn USB Adapter.

   
Reply to GoRoy

3

gilestomlinson, on Apr 29, 2009 12:15:28 pm BST

Correct - there are no jumper settings on the HDD's -

I have even tried removing all drives and installing this new drive as a fresh install but the bios still will not see it...I have tried also limiting the drive to 1.5GBPS instead of 3.0 still no joy.

The drive appears to start up ok but after a few seconds goes deadly silent and nothing! - Faulty HDD maybe?

   
Reply to gilestomlinson

5

 dink, on Nov 18, 2009 8:42:28 pm GMT

You have to setup raid utility in your bios first so windows can see drive..

   
Reply to dink

4

Stickler, on Jul 24, 2009 2:12:19 am BST

The easiest solution is usually the correct one!
Some older mobo's BIOS weren't able to see any HD larger than what was available at the time of it's release.
If your BIOS either can't recgnize the new, larger, HD, then go to the mobo manufacturer's website's support section. Look up your particular model, download the proper flash program and the newest BIOS version. Try to use the Windows version of the flash program, since it's much easier. When you start the program, it's in your best interest to backup the current BIOS before you flash it, which replaces it with the newer one.
The newest BIOS will have the necessary updated geometry that will allow you to use the newer, larger HD'S.

   
Reply to Stickler
Ask your question Reply
They need your help